The School is seeking to appoint an experienced, highly skilled and dedicated professional to join our team of six Principal Teachers of Pastoral Care and Support.   

Our aim at the High School of Dundee is that every pupil will receive sector-leading pastoral care and support. Every pupil should be known as an individual and provided with the right support to allow them to flourish in every area of our curriculum, co-curriculum, and wider life. This support should encompass the whole of their Senior Years journey and includes the key points of transition both into the Senior Years and beyond the High School.  

The Principal Teacher of Pastoral Care and Support plays a key role in building and maintaining positive relationships with pupils and their families. This role is complemented by their leadership of our PSHE programme and their engagement with, and delivery of, the Pastoral Improvement Plan. 

Interested candidates are welcome to make informal enquiries in advance of the closing date. Please email Mrs Sam Watson, Deputy Rector at SJWatson@highschoolofdundee.org.uk .  

Closing date is midnight on Sunday 14 April 2024.  

Interviews will take place in person at The High School of Dundee, week commencing 22 April 2024.  

To apply the following should be submitted via the High School of Dundee recruitment portal: 

• A one-page covering letter addressed to the Rector demonstrating how your knowledge, skills and experience meet the requirements of the role and why you are interested in working at the High School of Dundee
• CV
• Online Application Form  

The High School of Dundee is an equal opportunities employer.

About the High School of Dundee

At the High School of Dundee, our unique location in the heart of the city is a major strength, helping our pupils feel connected to the real world, creating fully rounded and grounded young people. The school currently  has over 900 pupils, from age 3-18, who divide their time between our main city centre campus  and our extensive sports facility, Mayfield.

Our approach is built on a profound belief that if young people are valued, supported known, and engaged in their learning, they can achieve amazing things. We have a long track record of outstanding exam results, which we owe to our rigorous approach, expertise built up over many years and a genuine desire to see our pupils realise their potential.

In our Primary School, the children work daily on the crucial building blocks of literacy and numeracy, but the focus is also on making learning fun, engaging and wide-ranging.   And in the Senior Years, choice is paramount. In S3, our pupils can choose eight subjects to focus on, while in S5 they can select from 25 subjects at Higher level. At Advanced Higher, 23 subjects are available.

The timetabling of exciting new interdisciplinary STEM Innovation and Business Enterprise courses, in addition to computer science for all, has embedded Future Skills into our curriculum. In tandem, the development of partnerships with local businesses is allowing us to provide real world learning opportunities which further enriches our pupils’ learning.

A focus on the essential importance of Pastoral Care and on encouraging all pupils to make the most of the opportunities presented by our vibrant and extensive co-curriculum, helps create an environment in which the School’s Core Values are ever-present and where the desire to learn, support one another and grow is embraced by all.